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Oltina

Coordinates: 44°10′N 27°40′E / 44.167°N 27.667°E / 44.167; 27.667
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Oltina
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Oltina is located in Romania
Oltina
Oltina
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°10′N 27°40′E / 44.167°N 27.667°E / 44.167; 27.667
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsOltina, Răzoarele, Satu Nou, Strunga
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ștefania Cealera[1] (PSD)
Area
117.67 km2 (45.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,241
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaoltina.ro

Oltina is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes four villages:[3]

  • Oltina (historical name: Goltina, Bulgarian: Голтинa[citation needed]), named after the Roman settlement Altinum, whose vestiges were found in the vicinity of the village[4]
  • Răzoarele (historical name: Curuorman, Turkish: Kuru-Orman)[5][6]
  • Satu Nou (historical name: Ienichioi, Turkish: Yeniköy)[4]
  • Strunga (historical name: Câșla, Turkish: Kışla)

History

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Demographics

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At the 2011 census, 96.3% of the population of Oltina had Romanian ethnicity.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Oltina on the website of the Constanţa County Council Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  4. ^ a b Oltina Village Hall, History of the Oltina commune Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on March 24, 2012
  5. ^ Fallingrain.com, Răzoarele, accessed on March 12, 2012
  6. ^ (in German) Türkische Ortsnamen in der nördlichen Dobrudscha (Rumänien), accessed on March 12, 2012
  7. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
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